“I hope those injured due to lightning in Odisha recover soon,” Modi added.

At least 29 people were killed after being struck by lightning in different parts of Odisha yesterday.

While the maximum number of eight deaths were reported from Bhadrak district, there were seven casualties in Balasore district, five in Khurda, three in Mayurbhanj, three in Jajpur and one each in Kendrapara, Keonjhar and Nayagarh, police said.